Syrian Air Force IL-76 (CANDID) YK-ATB in what appear to be test flights at the Ilyushin facility in Ramenskoye, Russia. When back in Syria, this will make three operational of four IL-76 aircraft. YK-ATA, YK-ATB, YK-ATD. YK-ATC does not appear to be nonoperational.

Al-Tamanah (7.000 inhabitants) under heavy air strikes after the arrival of many refugee families from the front. Seems the first major town to be captured by pro-government forces. (Picture by HTS media) Syria

The White Helmets: Scorched earth day Idleb 28/12/2017 Continuous air bombardment of barrels and explosive rockets, killing 12 dead, including children and women and the numbers killed and injured are rising

SAMS: Emad 8 months had congenital heart disease and was supposed to be evacuated today with the list of 29 patients, when we reached his family to tell them that their request is approved, they said: Emad died weeks ago. This is death 19 from 641 who need evacuation

YPG/SDF-linked official: We do not politicize our curricula like the Assad government does. Our system is based on the principle of a democratic nation based on the thought of leader Öcalan, who is a global leader whose ideology serves all components.

[email protected]: "On 1/20 - the day Trump was inaugurated - an estimated 35,000 ISIS fighters held approx 17,500 square miles of territory in both Iraq and Syria. As of 12/21, the U.S. military est the remaining 1,000 or so fighters occupy roughly 1,900 square miles.." @jamiejmcintyre @dcexaminer

Russia has promised that the autonomous region controlled by Kurds in northern Syria will be represented at peace talks it is hosting next month, the commander of the main Syrian Kurdish militia was cited as saying on Wednesday.

[email protected]: "On 1/20 - the day Trump was inaugurated - an estimated 35,000 ISIS fighters held approx 17,500 square miles of territory in both Iraq and Syria. As of 12/21, the U.S. military estimates the remaining 1,000 or so fighters occupy roughly 1,900 square miles" via @jamiejmcintyre

Operation room to capture Manbij has been formed by some rebels in the ES area. -They will target YPG leadership and its militias in Manbij -Give YPG 48 hours to leave Manbij -They ask to hand over management to civil council

Following the refusal of 40 Syrian opposition factions to take part in Russia's Sochi congress Lavrov met with Ahmad Jarba of the Syria's Tomorrow Movement today, one of the few figures openly supporting this initiative

UK Gen: Some ISIS fighters moving with 'impunity' west of Euphrates Rives in Syria. [Assad] government "clearly unwilling or unable to defeat [ISIS] within their borders," Army Maj. Gen. Felix Gedney says

PM of Israel‏: "We are guarding our security based on a clear policy: We will not allow Iranian forces to establish bases in Syria in order to attack us and we will act to prevent the manufacture of weapons aimed at us."

Valery Gerasimov: Al-Tanf used to train 350 militants and 750 from Kurds-controlled Al-Shaddadi. Virtually its ISIS people under names like New Syrian Army their goal is to destabilize Syria. US wont allow access to Rukban.

In a joint operation, the Coalition Special Operations Forces with Maghaweir Al-Thawra have cleared Daesh caves in S-E of Syria. Coalition Commander Says: The combined operations are a result of many hours of planning, building trust and close cooperation between Coalition SOF and the MaT.

For the first time since the SDF takeover of Tabakah city western of Rakkah. A demonstration called for the overthrow of the Assad government as a result of Assad's statements and described the Kurds as traitors

Military commander of Liwa Al-Baqir (IRGC network of Syrian militia) on the Israeli-Lebanese border: "In the coming war our legions will be by your side but instead of looking we will bomb and storm the barracks of the Zionist enemy."

We respect your privacy. Our website is using cookies for 3rd party advertising, analytics, language and user settings. By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.